Last 3 months headlines – Page 1074
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Birmingham lawyer boom
Vacancies registered with recruitment agencies in the first quarter of 2014 were up 49% year-on-year.
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MoJ claims civil courts not damaged by austerity
Senior judges said last week unmeritorious claims are on the rise in the wake of LASPO.
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NewsPakistan lawyers charged over ‘blasphemy’
The arrests came a week after the murder of Rashid Rehman, who was acting for a university lecturer accused of blasphemy, which carries the death penalty in Pakistan.
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IP act gets royal assent
Paves the way for the UK to implement the EU Unified Patent Court Agreement.
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NewsParadise, Hawaiian style
One high-profile lawyer already has lots of vases and dishes – what she really wants is to travel.
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NewsArtful way to pay the bills
Struggling legal aid lawyers could make a few extra quid by picking up a paintbrush.
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New Society corporate affairs chief
Deborah Oliver previously held posts at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.
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Gap widens in US legal sector
Large law firms are more likely than small to embrace innovations such as non-hourly billing, the sixth annual Law Firms in Transition survey of the US legal market suggests.
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Takeover creates 100-strong firm
Clifton Ingram has completed the acquisition of neighbouring firm Ratcliffe Duce & Gammer.
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Czech mate for Hogan Lovells
International firm Hogan Lovells has decided to close its Prague office following a review of the market.
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NewsClaimant firm fails to increase 30% success fee
Mrs Justice Slade agreed the defendant’s offer of 30% reflected the ‘real risk’ of establishing negligence.
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NewsRule change ‘puts COFA heads on the block’
SRA last week outlined plans to remove the need for solicitors firms to supply annual reports from an independent accountant.
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NewsPay on the rise for accounts staff
Most accounting teams in law firms received a salary increase last year.
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NewsDeutsche Bank to grow Birmingham legal team
In-house lawyers to offer a wider range of business-critical advice to the bank across Europe, Asia and Africa.
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NewsInsurers buoyed by ‘fundamental dishonesty’ ruling
Claimant ordered to pay defendant’s costs after judge ruled he had exaggerated injuries.
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NewsField Fisher Waterhouse confirms 15 redundancies
The firm posted turnover of £96.7m in 2012/13.